The prevalence of overweight and obesity in 6-12-year-old children in Vienna and Athen;Prävalenz von übergewicht und adipositas bei 6-12-jährigen kindern: Vergleich zwischen Wien und Athen

Aktuelle Ernahrungsmedizin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-76

  Tsarmaklis, G ^a   Dietrich, S ^b   Papadopoulou, N ^a   Vlachopapadopoulou, E ^a   Widhalm, Kurt ^b  

^a Kinderkrankenhaus P und a Kyriakou   (Greece)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Athen; Children; Overweight obesity; Prevalence; Vienna

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; GREECE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33646436188     PISSN: 03410501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915479     Document Type: Article

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